Directions: Read the following information about the Minoans and the Mycenaeans and then answer the questions that follow in your notebook.
The Origins of the Greeks
The Minoans:
Minoan culture developed on the island of Crete in approximately 3,000 B.C.E. Minoan palace murals (wall paintings) and painted pottery show us a great sea culture, fueled by fishing, farming, and local arts. The Minoans were master sailors and set up long-distance trade routes with Spain, Egypt, Canaan, and Asia Minor. Socially, the Minoans were an egalitarian (equal) culture, with both men and women holding respected positions in the fields of religion, agriculture, and craftwork. Recreation enjoyed by the Minoans included dancing to music and song, "bull-leaping" - and boxing, complete with boxing gloves and mouth guards. The remarkable peace-loving character of the Minoan civilization is obvious because they didn't have fortresses, war equipment, and painted battle scenes among the remains of their settlements. The Minoan civilization is historically important to Greece because it was the model for the Mycenaean (pronounced my-sih-NEE-in) civilization which is considered the earliest developed culture on mainland Greece.
The Mycenaeans:
Mycenae was settled in 2,700 B.C.E. Most of the myths about ancient Greek heroes and their famous battles come to us from the Mycenaeans. Later Greek poets such as Homer used these tales in their writings. The Mycenaeans spoke an early form of the Greek language, and developed an agricultural economy based on grains, grapes, and olives. Like the Minoans, they traded by sea with Egypt and Asia Minor. Unlike the Minoans, the Mycenaeans devoted most of their energies to developing a strong military. The circular royal tombs of Mycenae reveal collections of decorated uniforms, elaborate helmets, chariots, daggers, and axes. Horses were also extremely important to the Mycenaeans, as they were the vehicles of war. Mycenaean documents suggest that their society was hierarchical, with kings and soldiers in positions of power at the top of society, and prisoners of war who became slaves at the bottom of society who served the kings and soldiers. Other than artwork showing religious festivals and musical performances, very few artifacts of entertainment were left by the Mycenaeans.
1. What did the Minoan and the Mycenaean civilizations have in common? 2. In what ways were the Minoan and the Mycenaean civilizations different? 3. Why do you think so many aspects of Minoan civilization are found at Mycenae? 4. What other geographical areas, besides Mycenae, might Minoan civilization have influenced? 5. What aspects of Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations would you expect to have survived in later periods of Greek history? 6. Using your textbook pages 256-257, explain how the decline of the Minoans and the Mycenaeans was similar.
Assignment 4-7
Source: Online Textbook pages 162-171
Directions: You are a sage and you will teach your classmates a part of ancient India's history. The four parts (groups) are...
Group 1: The Mauryan Empire (page 162-163, 166)
Group 2: The Gupta Empire (page 164-165)
Group 3: Indian Achievements- Religious Art & Sanskrit Literature (page 167-169)
Group 4: Indian Achievements- Scientific Advances (page 170-171)
Each part has (or might have) pictures, illustrations, maps, dates, vocabulary words, and important people. Your job as a sage is to become an expert on your part so you will be able to comfortably and confidently teach others. Remember that if you don't understand the information, you won't be able to teach others properly. Follow these steps to become a great sage:
Steps
Read all the information on the pages you are responsible for. Don't just read the main parts, look at the other information such as maps or diagrams or pictures.
Take notes in your notebook and answer the Reading Check question after each section to make sure you understand the information. You also have to answer the questions about your section from page 176 (section 4 or 5).
Decide how you are going to present the information to your students. Will you just talk about the information (this can be boring) or will you use visuals or give a slideshow presentation (this can be more interesting)? Remember that your students have not read the information and are counting on you to teach them in an interesting and educational way.
How will you check if your students understood the information? Will you make up questions to ask them? What else will you do? Will you ask your students to create something that shows their understanding? Think about how you are taught at school and the activities you do in your classes.
Your students must do the work you give them and they must do the following:
add at least three important events to their timelines (you choose the events)
Assignment 4-6
After completing yourUnderstanding How Ashoka's Edicts Helped Unify India sheet answer the following comprehension questions:
1. What are the main ideas expressed in Ashoka's edicts?
A: To follow your dharma and give benefit to people.
2. What are some of the ways in which Ashoka's leadership promoted unity in India?
A: The edict of Ahsoka could be spread out in India and his leadership promoted.
3. In what ways did Ashoka's Buddhist beliefs contribute to the unification of India?
A: In this edict there were lot of edicts that have a message telling to be kind to everyone, give benefits, and follow your dharma. By those edicts I think the unification of India was contributed by Ashoka's Buddhist belief.
4. In addition to the edicts, what else might have contributed to the unification of India during this time period?
A: The medicine treatment could be changed, because one of his edict introduce a medical treatment that he made for human and animal. So, that might tell us that medical treatment was also changed.
5. Explain how one of the edicts you examined could be catagorized another way
(i.e. instead of Buddhist Values it could also concern Justice)
A: Edict F can be categorized in security instead of justice. This edict tells you that people shouldn't punish people without good cause this can tell justice (peace, fairness), but in this edict it also said they will send people to check that. I think this will show security of our life which protects us well.
Use the website above and what you have learned in class so far to answer these questions about the early Indus River Governments.
1. Why would having a central government help in planning and organizing a city?
A: Because they're talented people who's organizing a city instead of everyone doing it.
2. Who were Rajahs?
A: Rajahs is a king or the ruler of India.
3. What is a Guru?
A: Guru was a type of teacher, and Guru stayed with students and teach them until they became 20years old.
4. What subjects were taught in school?
A: All the things they learned was about government, so the subject was religious nature.
5. Who was in charge of the government?
A: Indus priest was in charge of the government.
6. Why did people look up to the priests?
A: Because they were the highest people and they were the one's who made offerings to the god. Assignment 4-4 Answer the following questions clearly and with details on your wiki page.
1. What varna were you in during the caste system simulation?
A: I was Brahman.
2. What was your favorite part about the caste system simulation? Why?
A: My favorite part about this caste system simulation is that If you have the high varna you can actually control people but not in bad ways. I could call people has lower varna than me if I need help, but not big things. For example, for loose leaf, or pencil.
3. What part of the simulation made you angry, upset, or frustrated? Why?
A: A part of simulation made me angry is when some people don't like me in real life try kicking me even though there had lower varna than me. Not a lot of people did that. Also, some people really didn't act like their varna especially when they go out and drink water with us.
4. Do you think this system is fair? Why or why not?
A: No, because even though we had the highest varna, sometime we used our power to tease them. So, I think it's not fair to them to make us to control.
5. Do you think a society should organize people into social classes? Why or Why not?
A: Yes, because if there are no social classes, there won't be government. Then nobody really can control the country. If there are no social class everyone could do everything. So, we need social class to make world organized, but people shouldn't use their power to punish or damage them. Assignment 4-1 Source: IndiaSubcontinentMapTrans.jpg
Directions: Look at the map above, read the text below, and answer the following questions on your wiki page:
In the 1990's, satellite pictures revealed an ancient, dried riverbed located in India's present-day Thar Desert. Geologists have identified this riverbed as the route of the ancient Sarasvati River. The Sarasvati lay east of the Indus River and generally followed the same course, originating in the Himalaya mountains and emptying into the Arabian Sea. Geologists believe that the Sarasvati River dried up around 1900 B.C.E. Over time, the once fertile area around the Sarasvati River dried up around 1900 B.C.E. Over time, the once fertile area around the Sarasvati evolved into the dry, hot desert that exists today.
Early Indian agricultural settlements arose in the Indus-Sarasvati river region at least as far back as 6500 B.C.E. Like many other ancient peoples, the early Indians settled by rivers. They settled primarily on the banks of the Sarasvati River as well as along the banks of the Indus River. These rivers provided the ancient Indians with plenty of water, and the land near the rivers was fertile and excellent for growing crops. The rivers also provided the Indians with a convenient way to travel and trade among themselves and with other civilizations. Archeologists have found artifacts from the Indus-Sarasvati civilization - such as carved seals - in Mesopotamia's Sumer. These discoveries have led scholars to believe that the early Indians traded with Mesopotamia, possibly by traveling in ships down the Indus and Sarasvati rivers to the Arabian Sea and then west to Sumer and other locations.
After the Sarasvati River dried up around 1900 B.C.E., the Indus-Sarasvati Indians moved to more habitable areas, such as the fertile banks of the Ganga river further east. Archeological evidence shows, however, that people settled by the Ganga River as far back as 5000 B.C.E.
Questions:
1. In what ways is your map similar to the one that you see in the map above?
A: The map has Himalaya, Hindu Kushu mountain, Brahmaputra, Ganga, Indus river, Bay of Bengal, Thar Desert, Deccan Plateau, Eastern Ghats, and Western Ghats, like our map.
2. What physiographic features can you identify on this map that are not on your map?
A: It has Sarasvati River, which is physiographic features that we don't have.
3. Why do you think settlements developed along the Indus and Sarasvati rivers? Explain with clear and complete details.
A: Settlements along the Indus and Sarasvati rivers are development, because those area are fertile. Indus river has plenty of water supply from 3 mountains. Also, those areas are sunny. That's the reason why those areas are developed.
4. Accurately draw and label the ancient Sarasvati River on your map.
A: O.K.
5. Why did ancient Indian people eventually migrate to the Ganga River?A: Ancient Indian people eventually migrate to the Ganga River because the Sarasvati River dried up around 1900 B.C.E. So, the land start loosing a fertile soil and not able to live. That's why people moved to Ganga River. Assignment 4-2 Website: Indus Valley Use the website above to answer these questions. Write your answers in complete sentences with clear details on your wiki page.
1. What was discovered during the excavations of Mohenjo-Daro?
A: Archeologists have discovered over 2000 settlement in Mohenjo-Daro.
2. How is Mohenjo-Daro similar to our cities today?
A: Mohenjo-Daro has similar form of city in our cities today. They have house made out of brick, well, drain and all the thing we usually have in our cities.
3. What can we learn from archaeological discoveries (such as artifacts and city construction) in Mohenjo-Daro?
A: All the building in Mohenjo-Daro was built with bricks. There was a drain in each house that makes dirty water to get out. As they build a new house they put a brick over the old well.
4. Give clear and specific information about how people lived in Mohenjo-Daro. In your answer, you have to talk about the artifacts that you discovered and put into the museum.
A: I think people who lived well only wore a good accessories. For example, only rich people wore those necklace. Also, we could know that they wore kind of Egyptian old cloth by looking at the sculpture.
5. What do we know about the Priest-King?
A: Archeologist guess that he was a king of some place. Also, he had ornament on his head.
6. What was the Great Bath and how was it used?
A: I think they used those to wash their self and to bath, or to wash their guilty with water in Great Bath. Assignment 4-3 Source:
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Archeologists Ideas Mohenjo-Daro.pdf
Think about the activity we did in class as archeologists in Mohenjo-Daro. Using the source above, your ideas, and the notes you took about archeologists ideas, answer the following questions clearly and completely on your wiki page. Each answer should be at least two sentences long with specific information.
1. What have you learned about daily life in Mohenjo-Daro from this activity?
A: I learned that in Mohenjo-Daro boys also customized their self. Also, they had a well, and drain in each house.
2. Which characteristics of civilization do you see represented in the artifacts you looked at? Explain.
A: For the scales it will be the highly developed culture which is science, because weighting things are part of science. Great bath will be highly developed culture which is artifact, or religious, because I think Great Bath was a place where you wash your self and to restart your mind with out any guiltiness. Accessories will be highly developed culture also. Seals can be highly developed science or literature or religious. Well, house, game, and clay toy will be highly developed culture.
3. In what ways do you think Mohenjo-Daro was like a modern city?
A: Like in these day in Mohenjo-Daro has a drain that makes dirty water to get out. Also, they have a well in each house like we have water purifier.
4. Why do you think it is difficult for us to know exactly what life was like in ancient civilizations like those in the Indus-Sarasvati region?
A: Because those area are kind of damaged a lot. The buildings and those stuffs are damaged a lot and we can't know what exactly happened.
5. What do you think might have contributed to the decline of Mohenjo-Daro?
A: I think as people get larger and bigger they do war with other country and made Mohenjo-Daro small. This is my opinion why Mohenjo-Daro became small.
Assignment 3-8
Now that we are finished with the ancient Egypt unit, I would like you to reflect on what you have learned about ancient Egypt. Please complete these sentences clearly and with specific details. Write the answers on your wiki page. If you need reminders of what we did, just scroll through the assignments on this page or look through your notes.
1. The single most important thing I learned was...
A: the heart ceremony. Reason why I chose the heart ceremony, for the single most important thing is because Jun and I made a big iMovie project based on heart ceremony.
2. Something that confused me or that I didn't understand was...
A: All the pharaohs and the monument from Ancient Egypt. There was so many pharaohs and I kind of mixed up with them. Also, the pharaohs' names were so hard except for Khufu.
3. What surprised me the most was...
A: that how did ancient Egypt decide people's soul to go to heaven or die. They cut their heart and compare the weight with the feather. If the heart is less heavier than the feather the soul go to Idelic field. But, if it's heavier than the heart is eaten by Amitt.
4. I would like to know more about...
A: underworld. I want to know more steps how the people go to underworld. Like 12 steps that people go through when they die.
5. The part that I think I will always remember was...
A: the heart ceremony. Because I had a fun time while I'm making a imovie project with Jun based on heart ceremony. Also, this is the thing I learned the most in the ancient Egypt.
Assignment 3-7
Ancient Egypt Topic Peer Assessment
Go to our YouTube Channel and login using the username and password given in class.
You will assess your classmates' videos using the rubric for the ancient Egypt project and by answering the questions below. Each answer must be at least two sentences long.
Post your assessment in the comments section under each classmate's video. Please make sure you include your first name only or your comment will be deleted.
You must comment on four classmates' videos:
classmate above your name
classmate below your name
two other classmates of your choice
(Note: YouTube has a 500 word limit on comments. You might have to divide your assessment comments into two posts.)
1. How did your classmate make the video interesting and creative?
2. Was it easy to understand your classmates presentation including his/her voice? Why or why not?
3. Clearly explain two things you learned from your classmate's video.
4. How could your classmate improve his/her video?
Assignment 3-6
Due Dates:
A Block- Tuesday Feb. 23
B Block- Monday Feb. 22
F Block- Tuesday Feb. 23
Task: You are to research your assigned topic from Egyptian history and create a video presentation using iMovie or Keynote. The video presentation should be 3-4 minutes and include the following required elements:
Introduce your topic to the audience and explain the importance of your subject in Ancient Egypt.
Explain and show where your topic belongs on a map of Egypt. You may have to be creative with this part because your topic might not be from one area.
Present 5 interesting facts you have learned about your subject from your research. Include dates and/or which kingdom (old, middle, new).
Include appropriate images/video to make your presentation clear, interesting, original, and creative.
Use your own voice for the audio part of your presentation.
You (and your partner) must appear in the video for at least 30 seconds as you present your information.
Conclude your presentation by restating the significance (importance) of your topic to history.
Use at least four different sources. At least one of your sources must be from the KIS Library Resources. At least one resource should be a book.
Cite any images that you use at the end.
Cite your sources at the end.
Helpful Hints
Follow the steps above in order. Your research will be first, then you will start working on the iMovie.
You will be asked to show your progress on this project in every class before the due date. Your progress will be graded.
Originality and creativity will be rewarded with a higher grade. For example, if you draw some of your images you will get a more points than someone who just copies images from the Internet.
Assignment 3-5
Read the information here about the three kingdoms in ancient Egypt. The problem with these three paragraphs is that each paragraph does not have specific details or evidence. Your task is to find specific details and evidence from our textbook for the information presented in each paragraph about each kingdom. Then re-write the paragraph adding the new specific details and evidence you found. Write the new paragraph on your wiki page. Grade each paragraph for quality:
4=outstanding work, detailed, correct and above the call of duty
3=very good work, completes assignment, is above average
2=completes assignment correctly, average work
1=does not complete assignment, needs work
0=does not follow directions, assignment missing
Part 1 The Old Kingdom (2700 BCE - 2200 BCE)
Specific details and evidence about this kingdom can be found on pages 98 -100 in our textbook.
Your specific details and evidence should give more information about...
Pyramids (definition, examples, construction details)
Workers
Importance of the pyramids
Pharaohs had absolute power and were considered god on the earth. But that's not why this kingdom is nicknamed "The Pyramid Age". Pharaohs were buried in pyramid only during this time period in history. Pyramid is huge, stone tombs with four triangle shaped sides that met in a point on top.
For the exapmle of pyramid there is The Great Pyramid of Khufu which is the most popular pyramid. It covers more than 13 acres at its base and stands 481 feet high. This single pyramid took thousands of workers and more than 2 million limestone blocks to build. The pyramid was important, because they believed that the pharaoh, as their link to the gods, controlled everyone’s afterlife. So, if they make a pyramid really spectacularly, pharaoh’s spirit will be happy and that;s a way of ensuring one’s own happy afterlife. After building few pyramids, at great expense to the state, it occurred to pharaohs that pyramid were rather easy to spot, and thus, much easier to rob than a hidden tomb. Many things changed in middle kingdom.
Grade : 3
Part 2 The Middle Kingdom (2100 BCE - 1800 BCE)
Specific details and evidence about this kingdom can be found on pages 101-102 in our textbook.
Your specific details and evidence should give more information about...
the difference with the Old Kingdom
what life was like during this time
wars or battles and who was involved
The middle kingdom was Egypt's Golden Age. Also, there was a lot of differences between the old kingdom and middle kingdom. By about 2200 BC the Old Kingdom had fallen. For the next 160 years, local nobles ruled much of Egypt. The kingdom had no central ruler. In middle kingdom, they trade flourished arts and literature flourished. Egypt built strong armies to defend herself against her neighbors. Around 1750 BC, a group from Southwest Asia called the Hyksos invaded. They used horses, chariots, and advanced weapons to conquer Lower Egypt. The Hyksos ruled the region as pharaohs for 200 years. The Egyptians eventually fought back, however. In the mid-1500s BC, Ahmose of Thebes declared himself king and drove the Hyksos out of Egypt. Ahmose then ruled all of Egypt. Because of those events Egypt began to fall into disorder once more. During the time period of middle kingdom, pharaohs were expected to be a good kings, and rulers. And pharaohs were buried in the hidden tombs, all over the place. Most probably, there are tombs yet to be discovered because they were hidden so well.
Grade: 3
Part 3 The New Kingdom (1500 BCE - 1000 BCE)
Specific details and evidence about this kingdom can be found on pages 101-102 in our textbook.
Your specific details and evidence should give more information about...
the causes of the growth of trade
what life was like in an empire
wars or battles (invasions) and who was involved
The new kingdom was Egypt's expansion period. Egypt expended her borders through military conquest and become world powerful. Conquest also brought Egyptian traders into contact with more distant lands. Egypt’s trade expanded along with its empire. Profitable trade routes or paths followed by traders, developed. Also, in new kingdom to prevent such invasions from occurring, they decided to take control of all possible invasion routes into the kingdom. In the process, these leaders turned Egypt into an empire. Egypt’s first target was the homeland of the Hyksos. After taking over that area, the army continued north and conquered Syria. Egypt took over the entire eastern shore of the Mediterranean and the kingdom of Kush, south of Egypt. By the 1400s BC, Egypt was the leading military power in the region. Its empire extended from the Euphrates River to southern Nubia. During the time period pharaohs were very powerful, and pharaohs were all buried in same geographic area called the Valley of The King.
Grade: 2
Assignment 3-4
Part 1: Go to this site and read about the different Egyptian gods and goddesses. Choose one of these that you would like to be and explain why you would like to be that god or goddess. Then choose one that you would not want to be and explain why. Make sure your explanations are middle school quality explanations.
A: I want to be Osiris who is the god of the death, and ruler of the underworld. I want to be Osiris because I already know Osiris, and I want to know about death. Like what happens to soul when people die. Also, I'm interest in the underworld (Death). Who is in the underworld, and is there like heaven in underworld, and those stuffs. The most important reason was that people made a temple for Osiris.
I don't want to be Thoth who is the god of the writing and knowledge. I don't want to be Thoth, because even though I can have a lot of knowledge, I don't want to write all days. That will be boring. If I can be any god, I must be a god who have a interesting things t do. But I think writing is not that fun, and interesting to me. That's why I don't want to be Thoth.
Part 2: Compare these Egyptian gods and goddesses with the Mesopotamian gods and goddesses. Did you find similar gods? Name the gods/goddesses and clearly explain the similarities? Why do you think they are similar even though Egypt and the Mesopotamian civilizations were different?
A: I think a god in Egyptian called Bes and a god in Mesopotamian called Huwawa is similar. I think their appearance looks similar. If we look them, they don't wear anything. Also, there is other similarities. They both protect something. Bes protect a pregnant woman, babies, and the family, Huwawa protects Cedar forest in the Lebanon mountains. Also, I think a god called Hathor, and Ishtar is similar. Because they are both a god, or goddess of love. Reason why even though Egypt and the Mesopotamian civilizations were different, there is similarities between the gods they believed is because there are always certain subject or thing that needs god to control. Like love, death, underworld, and protector of humans. Those doesn't change even though the civilizations change. This was a reason why there is similarities between gods even though Egypt and the Mesopotamian civilizations were different.
Assignment 3-2
Source: Pages 93 & 94 in your online textbook and refer to your river boat tour notes Directions: Answer the following questions clearly and with details on your wiki page.
1. Read the If YOU were there section. How do you feel about working for the pharaoh?
A: Even though, this is a work that I need to do making the tomb for pharaoh won't be a easy work. I must move the big rock by my self and all kinds of stuffs. So, I will be really tired, and sad.
2. Eventually the Third Dynasty began in ancient Egypt. The Third Dynasty was the beginning of what historians call ............. . When did it start and end?
A: The Third Dynasty began in 2700BC, and end at 2200BC.
3. Explain how ancient Egyptians felt about their country and their pharaoh.
A: They believed that pharaoh, the ruler of Egypt, was both a king and a god. The ancient Egyptians believed that Egypt belonged to the gods. They believed that the pharaoh had come to earth in order to manage Egypt for the rest of the gods.
4. What were the responsibilities of the pharaoh?
A: Pharaoh had absolute power over all land and people in Egypt, but people blamed him if crops did not grow well or if disease struck. They also demanded that the pharaoh make trade profitable and prevent wars.
5. What is best known about the famous pharaoh, Khufu? Can you name a specific monument built for him?
A: He is known for the many monuments built to honor him. For example, the Great Pyramid of Khufu will the best example.
6.a Clearly explain the structure of society in the Old Kingdom. (Note: This should be a long answer.)
A: First, the pharaoh ruled all the systems in Old Kingdom. Second, nobles are officials and priests helped run the government and temples. Third, the scribes and craftspeople wrote and produced the goods.
6.b. What may be some advantages and disadvantages of such a large segment of the population being farmers, servants, and slaves?
A: The advantage could be that social classes appeared when there is a lot of people. The disadvantages is that they might be not enough food to feed all the farmers, servants, and slaves.
6.c. What did farmers do during flood season?
A: During flood season, when they could not work in the fields, farmers worked on the pharaoh’s building projects.
7. Clearly explain trading in ancient Egypt (what was traded and who they traded with).
A: Traders traveled south along the Nile to Nubia to acquire gold, copper, ivory, slaves, and stone for building. Trade with Syria provided Egypt with wood for building and for fire.
8. Define the word acquire. Use acquire in an original sentence.
A: Acquire means to get. / I have to get a good score in every single subject to acquire my favorite character figure from my parents.
9. Using the drawing of Egyptian society on page 94, explain where Viziers would be placed?
A: Viziers should go in to the nobles.
Assignment 3-3
Source:How to Mummify Nefermaat Directions: Go to the link above to mummify a body. As you work to mummify the body, answer the following questions clearly and with details on your wiki page.
What are amulets and how were they used? Give two examples of amulets that were used and explain why they were used.
What happens to the body after it was mummified?
Answers
1.Egyptians want to preserve dead bodies, because they believed that the soul will recognize it after the death.
2.First, they dry out the body, and wrap with protective bandages. We call this mummification.
3.First, they put metal hook through the nose, and break up the brains in pieces. Second, they pull out all the pieces in the head. They remove the brain because they thought it was not important.
4.Intestines, stomach, liver, and lung were four internal organs that were removed from the body. After they were out of the body, they put them in the jar, and cover with a head of 4 gods.
5.They just leaved the heart, because they will use it later.
6.Natron is the salt that absorb the moisture. They put and cover the body with natron, so natron can absorb the moisture in the body.
7.They put linen in dead body, also they wrap the body with the linen.
8.An amulet consists of any object intended to bring good luck and/or protection to its owner. They put amulet on dead body, so they can have a good luck. Djed Pillar is one of the example of amulet. Djed Pillar was a symbol of stability and of the god Osiris. It was placed in the neck area. The Udjat is another example of amulet. The Udjat was an amulet for good health, shaped like the eye of the falcon-god Horus. It was placed over the lower abdomen.
9.After they put the dead body in the case, they put in sarcophagus. Then, now they thought the soul is ready for the journey to the afterlife.
Assignment 1
Sources:
Carefully read your online textbook pages 88 and 89.(Note: Make sure you scroll down on page 89 to see more information.)
Use the map above, the maps in the Egypt Resources wiki page, or your Scribble Map search function
Directions:
Your task is to label a map of the Nile River and ancient Egypt on your current Scribble Map. You must mark, label, or represent famous sites, cities, and other objects. Label everything carefully. (Note: Mark means use a marker, label means use a text label, represent means draw a symbol to show the item.)
You must also provide an image and a description for some of the labels. Each description must be at least three sentences long and must be clear, detailed, and specific. Your description should give us clear information to help us understand the item or place and why it was so important for ancient Egyptians.
1. Represent and label the Nile’s Sixth Cataract to the First Cataract.
2. Label the Red Sea.
3. Represent three mines and three quarries. Provide an image and a description for each mine and quarry.
4. Represent and label these historic sites: the Valley of the Kings, the Great Pyramid of Khufu, the Sphinx, Abu Simbel, the Pharos (lighthouse in the port of Alexandria), the Bahriya Oasis and the Farafra oasis (include palm trees). Provide an image and a description for each historic site.
5. Mark these cities: Abydos, Thebes, Giza, Hermopolis, Memphis, Bubastis, Rosetta, Alexandria, Meroe, Khartoum, and Elephantine
6. Label these geographical features: the Western Desert, the Eastern Desert, the Nile Delta (include animals found here), the Sinai Peninsula, the Wadi el-Natrun, the Mediterranean Sea, the Gulf of Suez, the Nubian Desert. Include animals of the desert. Provide an image and a description for each geographical feature.
Source: Read pages 76 and 77 in your online textbook Directions: Review Pages 76-77 and choose one of the groups below. Research the group you have chosen (two links are provided for each already) and complete The Characteristics of Civilization Chart for the civilization you have chosen. Write clear and detailed answers in the chart, on your wiki page.
Characteristics of Civilization
Civilization Name: Assyrians
Six Characteristics of Civilization
Evidence for Characteristic
Explanation
A system of government
They had a king that controls city.
The king controlled almost all the city, and collected taxes.
Different Soical levels
There is different kind of rankings between people. So, person who is in high rank can live easier.
There were high people like king, and low people like slave.
A regular food supply
They have all irrigation system, and also had Tigris and Euphrates river.
Specialization of Labor
They have a lot of different kind of jobs. For example, slave, king, farmer, metalworker, writer, painter, and those kind of things.
That means that there is more things in the village, because people have all of different kind of jobs that makes all the different stuffs. Like, metal worker will make spoon, and writer will record all the things that happened.
A religous system
They believed god, and build the temple like ziggurat.
Because they start believing god, they start building ziggurat and temple, and they start like praying.
Highly developed culture
They had buildings, art, music, writing, and those stuffs.
Like beautiful buildings, art, music, writing, made the culture highly developed. Also, science made the culture highly developed.
Was it difficult to find evidence for the culture you picked? Why or why not?
Source: Read pages 74 and 75 in your online textbook Directions: Read the questions/directions carefully and write clear and detailed answers on your wiki page.
1. Read the "If you were there..." section on page 74. How will you advise the King?
A: For the people who made a serious crime, we should put them in the jail for rest of the life. And since all the people are same, common people shouldn't get more painful punishment.
2. What happened to Ur by 2000 BCE?
A: By 2000 BC, Ur lay in ruins. With Ur’s power gone, several waves of invaders battled to gain control of Mesopotamia.
3. Where was Babylon located?
A: Babylon was located on the Euphrates River near what is today Baghdad, Iraq.
4. Who became the king of Babylon? When did he become king?
A: Hammurabi became the king of Babylon, and he become king by 1800 BC.
5. What is a monarch?
A: Monarch is a ruler of a kingdom or empire.
6. After conquering all of Mesopotamia, what did Hammurabi call his empire?
A: After conquering all of Mesopotamia, Hammurabi called his empire Babylonian Empire.
7. Hammurabi was a great warrior and leader. What other skills did he have?
A: He was also an able ruler who could govern a huge empire.
8. What is Hammurabi's Code? What areas of daily life did the code cover?
A: Hammurabi's code was a set of 282 laws that dealt with almost every part of daily life.
9. Give two reasons why Hammurabi's Code was important. Also because it was written down for all to see.
A: Because there were laws on everything from trade, loans, and theft to marriage, injury, and murder.
10. What eventually happened to the Babylonian Empire? How is this similar to what happened to the Akkadian Empire?
A: After Hammurabi's death, Babylonian power declined. The kings that followed faced invasions from people Hammurabi had conquered. Before long, the Babylonian Empire came to an end.
11. Read the different laws in the Code of Hammurabi on this site and choose three that you think are interesting. Copy the three laws and their numbers onto your page. Then for each law, explain why you think it's interesting. You can write about if you disagree or agree with the law or if you think the law is a good law or a cruel law.
A: 252. If he kill a man's slave, he shall pay one-third of a mina. 128. If a man take a woman to wife, but have no intercourse with her, this woman is no wife to him. 201. If he knock out the teeth of a freed man, he shall pay one-third of a gold mina.
I choose # 252 because I don't agree with that rule. Because I think people who killed people should go to the jail for a rest of the life, or die, I don't agree with this rule
I choose # 128 because I think people can marry even though they didn't have intercourse. I think people can marry if they really love but not want to have intercourse.
I choose # 201 because it is too fun that you need to give a gold by just knocking out the teeth of a man.
Assignment 2-6
After playing the Trader's Circuit, answer the following questions in complete sentences on your page. You can copy and paste these questions into your page. Then go to the discussion tabs of at least three other classmates and make good quality middle school comments about your classmates answers to the questions about the Trader's Circuit game. You can make comments to your classmates like if you agree or disagree or comments about how good their answers and ideas are. Trader's Circuit questions 1. What part of the game did you like the best? Why?
A: I liked the part that we should use our brain to get things that I want. 2. During the game, how did you feel and why did you feel that way?
A: It was fun, and exciting, because I could talk with our friend, and also we could cooperate with our teammate. 3. What part of the game was difficult for you?
A: When the other people has the thing that I want, but he or she doesn't want any other of things from me. It was hard to make a deal, in that time. 4. In your opinion, what advantage is there to having a monopoly of an entire product/resource such as dates or jewelry?
A: For the dates because dates are not expensive you can trade a lot of dates with a jewelry. Also, If you have jewelry, because the price of jewelry is high you should use all of your card faster. Then, even though you have a lot of jewelry card, all the card that you have will be jewelry. 5. What part of the game would you change if you played it again? Why?
A: We should make people can go and trade with other people in other groups, so we could get more stuffs that you want from other team. If you do that than, It will be faster to get all the things that you want. 6. In this game, was it better to cooperate with another player or to be selfish and try to get all the products/resources for yourself? Why?
A: I think to cooperate with another player will be better, because if your partner have something that you want , and if I have the things that he wants we can trade it easily without arguing. Also, if your partner wants the card from the other player, but if he doesn't have the card that the another player wants, I might trade with that person, and give it to my partner. This is why cooperating with another teammate will be better.
Assignment 2-5
Use your online textbook pages 63 & 64 to answer these questions clearly and with details on your wiki page. Make sure to look through the whole page in your textbook and the links for the vocabulary when answering some of the questions.
1. Where did the Akkadians live?
A: They lived in north of Sumer, but they were not Sumerians.
2. What was their relationship with the Sumerians like before the 2300s B.C.E.?
A: Before the 2300s B.C.E, they were just peaceful, and not harming each ohter.
3. Who was Sargon and what did he do?
A: Sargon is king of Akkad, a land north of Sumer, he built the world’s first empire after defeating Sumer and northern Mesopotamia.
4. What did Sargon establish?
A: He established the world's first empire.
5. Define 'empire'.
A: Empire means a land with different territories and people under a single rule.
6. Explain two examples why Sargon is considered a great leader.
A: He was the leader of the solider, and he built the world's first empire.
7. How long did Sargon rule his empire?
A: He ruled his empire for 50 years.
8. What eventually happened to the Akkadian Empire?
A: They couldn't keep the empire safely. So, Akkadian Empire fall.
9. Who eventually became the most powerful civilization in Mesopotamia again?
A: The sumerians eventually became the most powerful civilization i Mesopotamia.
10. Using the picture of the City-State of Ur, what can you see in the picture that shows Ur was an advanced city?
A: We could see a big walls around the city to protect the people. Also, there is some kind of canal to keep water. That shows that Ur was an advanced city. Assignment 2-4Using The Six Characteristics of a Civilization (see below), answer the following questions clearly and with details on your wiki page.
1. Is Korea/ the U.S. a civilization according to the six characteristics explained in class? Provide one example from Korea/the U.S. for each characteristic.
A: Yes, I think Korea is a civilization, because we have our own writing skill, and building skill. For example, Korea has a own traditional building call 한옥. Also, we have our own writing call 훈민정음. We have our own traditional music like 판소리. In Korea, we could see a lot of temples or churches, and we have korea president that controls korea government. We have a lot of food supply, and many people have different type of jobs. For example, like a people study for the little system and part of the computer, or doctor, and more jobs. That's why I think Korea is also a civilization. 2. Does a civilization, in your opinion, need to have all of the characteristics mentioned? Why or why not?
A: No, I think we don't need to have a different social levels. Because I think the different social level only makes a jealousy and greed to the person who has low level. Also, than It might be a big problem.
The Six Characteristics of a Civilization:
1. A system of government that directs and controls some actions of the members of the society.
2. A regular food supply that is not likely to suddenly change.
3. Specialization of labor, in which members of the society perform different jobs.
4. Different social levels, in which some members of the society are given higher status than others.
5. A highly developed culture including art, architecture, music, literature, science, and writing.
6. A religious system, which might include priests and temples.
Assignment 2-3
Please read pages 56-59 from your online textbook and answer these questions clearly and in complete sentences on your wiki page.
1. How did the Fertile Crescent get its name?
A: It start calling Fertile Crescent, because the fertile land looks like a crescent.
2. What was the most important factor in making Mesopotamia's farmland fertile?
A: The water. In that region it rained so little.
3. In what ways did a Division of Labor contribute to the growth of Mesopotamiam civilization?
A:?????
4. How might running large projects like the maintaining a large and complex irrigation system prepare people for running a government?
A:?????
Assignment 2-2
Answer the following questions and define the vocabulary (if any) clearly and with details on your wiki page. Use the links above from the In Class Activity 2-1 called Event C:Building and Maintaining a Complex Irrigation System & Event D: Attacks by Neighboring Communities to help you answer the questions.
Event C: Building and Maintaining a Complex Irrigation System
1. What was the first simple method farmers used to get water to their fields from the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
A: They brought a bucket with water and pour in it.
2. How did farmers prevent flooding?
A: They build the dam in the river, to prevent flooding.
3. Over time, carrying buckets of water to the fields was too difficult. Please clearly explain how levees, canals, dams, and reservoirs were used to make life easier for farmers?
A: They control the water when there are lacking of food, or over. The levees prevent the flooding.
4. Which word means an extra supply of something such as food?
A: Surplus means an extra supply of something such as food.
5. What could happen if one canal was clogged?
A: It might kill the entire of the irrigation system.
6. How did different villages take care of the complex irrigation system?
A: They could cooperate with other village.
Event D: Attacks by Neighboring Communities
1. How did Mesopotamian villages help each other?
A: If one village is in trouble they helped them, and if they are in trouble they help them back.
2. How were people, who lived very far apart, connected to each other?
A: I think, they were connected by the canal.
3. What did many villages grow into?
A: They grow in to cities.
4. What do we call the region in Mesopotamia that had many growing cities and towns? What are the people called that come from this region?
A: Sumer, Sumerians
5. How could one city stop the water from reaching another city?
A: They make a dam in front of the river to stop the water reaching another city.
6. Why was it easy to attack other cities on the Mesopotamian plains?
A: Because it was a plain ground, and they don't have a plan to protect their village.
7. What defense plan is best to protect a city?
A: Make a wall around the village.
Assignment 2-1
Answer the following questions and define the vocabulary (if any) clearly and with details on your wiki page.Use the links above from the Class Activity 2-1to help you answer the questions.
Event A: Food Shortage
1. What helped the human population to grow in Mesopotamia?
A: They stop being hunter, and gather. Instead of that, They start farming. That's how the human population grow in Mesopotamia.
2. What does cultivate mean?
A: Cultivate means to grow.
3. By 5000 B.C.E. what major problem did the farmers in the Zagros hills have?
A: Lacking of the land space.
4. Using the choices in the critical thinking section of the activity, what is the best way to deal with the food shortage? Why?
A: Increase the number of times each year that farmers plant their crops. Because this way is not risky, and I think It'll make more crops. Like if you attack our neighborhood, the war might start.
Event B: Uncontrolled Water Supply
1. What two major problems did farmers have as they tried to grow their crops on the Mesopotamian river plains?
A: Sometimes, the crop die, because they didn't get enough water, or sometimes, because of the flood the plants were washed out.
2. How did they solve these problems?
A: They made a way that the water can flow there to solve that problem. Also, they built levee to control the water.
3. Where did the melted snow that caused flooding come from?
A: The melted snow that caused flooding come from the mountain.
Assignment 9
Now that we are finished with the Early Humans unit, I would like you to reflect on what you have learned about Early Humans. Please complete these sentences clearly and with specific details. Write the answers on your wiki page.
1. The single most important thing I learned was the 4 hominids which are Australopithecus, Homo habilis, Homo erectus, Homo sapiens.
2. Something that confused me or that I didn't understand was the aspects of the daily life affect. It was hard to kind of understand, because there was so many things that happened during the paleolithic period, and Neolithic period.
3. What surprised me the most was that the Australopithecus's brain is one third size of our brain which is Homo sapiens. I knew that their brains are smaller than ours, but I didn't know it was that small
4. I would like to know more about Homo erectus, because Homo erectus is the hominid that was just before Homo Sapiens. They should be more smarter than Australopithecus, Homo habilis, than things that they did will be more amazing. That's why I want to know more about Homo erectus.
5. The part that I think I will always remember was the timeline. Because I got good grade on that timeline test, I think I'll remember for a long time.
Assignment 8
Use these two videos about Catal Huyuk to answer these questions clearly and completely on your wiki page.
1. What are three things about daily life in Catal Huyuk that surprised you? Why did they surprise you?
A: First, the width and length of the Catal Huyuk surprised me. Even though I knew that Catal Huyuk is really big city, I didn't know It was that kind of big. I thought there is no technology to build many buildings. But, Catal Huyuk didn't have just few buildings. In my opinion, I consider that Catal Huyuk has a lot of buildings, and high population.
Second, I was surprised about the way that guy cured his girlfriend. I didn't know they can cure if they're in disease, or bite from wild animal. In the video he knew the step of curing her. It was amazing. Even though they don't have enough medicine, I could know that they can do a simple things. (Including the surgery that the guy had.)
Third, I was surprised that they start trading things to get new things. I thought they use a stone for the money.(I read from the book.) I thought they'll start trading after that. Those were things that I was surprised about life in Catal Huyuk.
2. What are three things about daily life in Catal Huyuk you knew already from class?
A: First, they start developing the agriculture. Second, they knew how to do surgery. Third, they start trading things.
3. Jookie is a 12 year old living in Catal Huyuk. Explain three ways her life is different than yours. (Note: Simply saying you have cell phones and she doesn't is an unacceptable answer.)
A: First, she might be doing agriculture. At that time, I think they were trying to develop the agriculture skills. So, I think she'll be doing that kind of stuff. In our life, we just go to school, and don't work a lot. Second, she'll be trading thing with the sellers. If her mom or dad are busy she might go out and trade things. In our life, we don't shop a lot. Sometimes, our parent tell us to go and buy stuff, but we actually don't trade. Third, she won't be going to school, and learn stuff. While I was watching the video, I notice they didn't say anything about the school. So, I think in that period they didn't have the school yet. In our life, we go to school and play with our friend. Those were the 3 ways that the life from Jookie, and us might be different.
Class Study Guide
Hominids and their Characteristics
There are four major groups of hominids appeared in Africa between 5 million and about 200,000 years ago. Each group was more advanced than the one before it and could use better tools.
If I arrange them oldest to youngest, it's Australopithecus, Homo habilis, Homo erectus, Homo sapiens.
Australopithecus are the oldest hominid. Australopithecus means southern ape. It appeared in Africa about 4 millions ago. Their brain was also about one-third size of modern humans.(Homo sapiens)
Homo habilis is the second oldest hominid. Homo habilis means handy man, and it appeared in Africa about 2.4 millions ago. They used a early stone tools to chop, or cut. Because they start using a tool, we call they are Homo habilis(handy man). Their brain was about half size of modern humans.(Homo sapiens).
Homo erectus is the second youngest hominid. Homo erectus means upright man, and it appeared in Africa about 2~1.5 millions ago. They also used early humans tool like hand ax. They learned how to control fire. They migrated out of Africa to Europe, and Asia.
Homo sapiens are the youngest hominid which is us. Homo sapiens means wise man. They appeared about 200,000 years ago in Africa. They start migrated around the world, and they also learn how to make fire, and use a wide variety of tools. Finally, they developed language.
Aspects of Daily life effects notes Food Supply: In the paleolithic period, hunter-gatherers had to go hunting for sheep but now in the neolithic period we go buy sheep meat.
Occupations: During the paleolithic period, the main thing was to find food but now in the neolithic period, we pay attention to homes' artistic and religious purpose.
Population/Settlement: In the paleolithic period, people lived in tents and went out for hunting and settled in an another place, but we now live in one big house and don't move houses where ever we go to.
Resources: During the paleolithic period, people only used resources that they had in their immediate area. Since then, there has been more trading among other people from different places.
Shelter: In the paleolithic period, people lived in tents but now we live in buildings. We have a more stable lifestyle.
Technology: In the paleolithic period, hunter-gatherers used to used a stone called "chopper" to chop food but now we use knifes and other stuff.
Vocabulary
ominid: an early ancestor of humans.
ancestor: a relative who lived in the past.
paleolithic era: old stone age.
mesolithic era: middle stone age.
neolithic era: new stone age.
society: a community of people who share a common culture.
hunter-gatherers: people who hunt animals and gather wild plant,seeds,fruits and nuts to survive.
migrate: to move
ice age: what freezing time are called.
land bridge: a strip of land connecting two continents.
domestication: the process of changing plants or animals to make them more useful to human.
development of agriculture: farming
megaliths: huge stones used as monuments.
Assignment 7
Write 3 good test questions covering any of the topics we have studied so far.
1. List this 4 hominid to the oldest to youngest; Homo erectus, Australopithecus, Homo habilis, Homo sapiens
2. Give the each characteristics about that 4 hominids.
3. What are the the disadvantages of changes Paleolithic period to the Neolithic period.
Answer these questions clearly and completely on your wiki page.
1. What was the main difference between life in the Paleolithic period and life in the Neolithic period?
A: First, our life improved a lot better than the Paleolithic period. For example, all the new machine invented in the Neolithic period. Second, also the population of the world increased, because the medicine developed.
2. How did people's lives change as they began to domesticate plants and animals during the Neolithic period?
A: As they began to domesticate plants and animals, they can save as much as you can. Also, you can eat the food every time.
3. What are some advantages and disadvantages of the changes in daily life that occurred as a result of the development of agriculture?
A: For the advantages, we can eat the plants in winter time too, and we get more food. Also, we can save our food. For the disadvantages, they destroyed a mountain to make farms, and they start using so many money to animals. Also, because of the hunting some of animals are existing.
Assignment 6
Use your online textbook (p. 40 & p. 41) to answer these questions clearly and completely. Please put your answers on your wiki page.
1. Read the paragraph in the Beginnings of Agriculture section on p.40 and answer the question (How could this discovery change your life?).
A: Discovery made our life more comfortable. By discovering things, we could invent a invention, or things.
Read The First Farmers and Plants section on p.41 and answer these questions:
2. What is another name for the New Stone Age?
A: Neolithic Era is the another name of the New Stone Age.
3. What kinds of tools did people make during this time? What do you think they used these tools for?
A: They made a saws or needle that time, and they use them for sawing.
4. In the textbook it says that people during the Neolithic period could now make fire. Which hominid would this be?
A: Homo sapiens will be the hominid that learned how to make fire.
5. When we changed from gathering food to growing food, historians called it the Neolithic Revolution. Why do you think it's called a revolution?
A: Because they learned how to keep food, and I think that is kinda revolution in our life.
6. What is the definition for the word 'domestication'?
A: The process of changing plantsor animals to make them more useful tohumans is calleddomestication.
7. Using the map on p.41, which animals were domesticated in Asia?
A: Horse, sheep, cattle, goat were domesticated in Asia.
8. Using the map on p.41, where was corn first domesticated?
A: In North America, the corn first domesticated.
9. If you were a farmer, how would your life be different than a hunter and gatherer. Give three ways your life would be different.
A: If I was a farmer I don't need to go around to find the food, but hunter needs to do it. Also, I don't need to spend my time to make a weapon with rock. Last, you won't raise animals if you were hunter, because when they get food they just cook, and eat right away.
Assignment 5Read pages 32-34 from your online textbook and answer these questions clearly and in complete sentences on your wiki page.
Why do historians need archaeologists and anthropologists to study prehistory? A: Because to study prehistory, historians rely on the work of archaeologists and anthropologists.
What might have been one advantage of walking completely upright? A: An one advantage of walking completely upright is using hand. If you walk with your four legs, You can't use hand to grab, it throw it, or those kind of stuffs.
What kind of tools did people use during the Paleolithic Era? A: They used a stone tool.
Design a stone and wood tool you could use to help you with your chores. Describe your tool in a sentence or two. A:
What is a hunter-gatherer? A: Hunter-gatherer are people who huntanimals and gather wild plants, seeds, fruits, and nuts to survive.
In your opinion, what was the most important change brought by the development of language? A:
Define the boldfaced words above. A: prehistory: human history in the period before recorded events, known mainly through archaeological discoveries, study, research. Paleolithic Era: The Paleolithic era, meaning "Old Stone Age". tools: an implement, esp. one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations. hunter-gatherer: people who huntanimals and gather wild plants, seeds, fruits, and nuts to survive.
Assignment 4
Please read pages 29 & 30 from your online textbook and answer these questions clearly and in complete sentences on your wiki page.
1. On which continent were Lucy and other hominids found? A: Africa
2. What is the scientific name of Lucy? A: Australopithecus
3. How long ago did Lucy live? A: over 3 millions year.
4. What was an important step in human development? A: They could walk on two legs.
5. Describe and explain how these hominids are different from each other. Use the charts about the hominids on page 30 to help you with the answer.
Make sure your answer is clear and detailed.
Australopithecus : means southern ape. It appeared in Africa about 4 millions ago.
Homo habilis : means handy man. It appeared in Africa about 2.4 millions ago.
Homo erectus: means upright man. It appeared in Africa about 1.5 millions ago.
Homo sapiens: means wise man. It appeared in Africa about 200,000 ago.
6. Which hominid is us now? A: homo sapiens Assignment 3
Human Origins-The Puppet Play Project Response
Note you will have 3 class periods to prepare your plays. See Resources-1
Answer the following questions on your wiki page.
1. What were your roles in the 'Creation of a Puppet Show' project?
2. What Problems did your group run into?
3. How did your group deal with these problems?
4. Identify two similarities between all of the origin stories.
5. Compare and Contrast any of the two origin stories presented in class (at least one paragraph).
Answers
1. I was a director, and stage manager. Also, I played a titan called Epimetheus
2. Onetime Steve didn't bring his puppet, so that it was kind of hard to practice.
3. We made a another time to practice.
4. The two similarities that I find are that god make a plan to make humans, also, Some gods feels lonely.
5. The origin story of China, and the origin story from Eric's team. The both god in there feels lonely ,and makes humans. I think that's the similarities. Than the difference is that the god of China had a family, and the god that Eric's team told us made family by his self. this is not a paragraph Assignment 2
Just like the questions you were asked in class, please create five questions about the timeline we used in class.
Click here -----> __Timeline of Human History.pdf__ to see a copy of the timeline. Write your questions and the answers on your wiki page.
Question
How many century past after the pyramid built?
Did last ice age happened first, or fish hook invented first?
What century was it when paper invented in China?
What is the decade of 1995?
How many events happened in 1000 C.E ~ 2000 C.E
Answers
4539 years
Last ice age
tenth century
nineties
6 events
Assignment 1
Using your notes and page 4 from your online textbook, answer the following questions on your wiki page.
1. Were you born in a BCE year or an CE year?
2. Put the following dates in order: AD 2000, 3100 BC, 15 BCE, AD 476, AD 3, CE 1215
3100 BC, 15 BCE, AD 3, CE 1215, AD 2000.
3. If you read that an event happened c. AD 1000, what would that mean? Type in the content of your page here.
Answers:
I was born in a CE year.
3100 BC, 15 BCE, AD 3, CE 1215, AD 2000.
It means the event happened around AD 1000, but your not sure when it correctly happened.
Assignment 6-3
Directions: Read the following information about the Minoans and the Mycenaeans and then answer the questions that follow in your notebook.The Origins of the Greeks
The Minoans:
Minoan culture developed on the island of Crete in approximately 3,000 B.C.E. Minoan palace murals (wall paintings) and painted pottery show us a great sea culture, fueled by fishing, farming, and local arts. The Minoans were master sailors and set up long-distance trade routes with Spain, Egypt, Canaan, and Asia Minor. Socially, the Minoans were an egalitarian (equal) culture, with both men and women holding respected positions in the fields of religion, agriculture, and craftwork. Recreation enjoyed by the Minoans included dancing to music and song, "bull-leaping" - and boxing, complete with boxing gloves and mouth guards. The remarkable peace-loving character of the Minoan civilization is obvious because they didn't have fortresses, war equipment, and painted battle scenes among the remains of their settlements. The Minoan civilization is historically important to Greece because it was the model for the Mycenaean (pronounced my-sih-NEE-in) civilization which is considered the earliest developed culture on mainland Greece.
The Mycenaeans:
Mycenae was settled in 2,700 B.C.E. Most of the myths about ancient Greek heroes and their famous battles come to us from the Mycenaeans. Later Greek poets such as Homer used these tales in their writings. The Mycenaeans spoke an early form of the Greek language, and developed an agricultural economy based on grains, grapes, and olives. Like the Minoans, they traded by sea with Egypt and Asia Minor. Unlike the Minoans, the Mycenaeans devoted most of their energies to developing a strong military. The circular royal tombs of Mycenae reveal collections of decorated uniforms, elaborate helmets, chariots, daggers, and axes. Horses were also extremely important to the Mycenaeans, as they were the vehicles of war. Mycenaean documents suggest that their society was hierarchical, with kings and soldiers in positions of power at the top of society, and prisoners of war who became slaves at the bottom of society who served the kings and soldiers. Other than artwork showing religious festivals and musical performances, very few artifacts of entertainment were left by the Mycenaeans.
1. What did the Minoan and the Mycenaean civilizations have in common?
2. In what ways were the Minoan and the Mycenaean civilizations different?
3. Why do you think so many aspects of Minoan civilization are found at Mycenae?
4. What other geographical areas, besides Mycenae, might Minoan civilization have influenced?
5. What aspects of Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations would you expect to have survived in later periods of Greek history?
6. Using your textbook pages 256-257, explain how the decline of the Minoans and the Mycenaeans was similar.
Assignment 4-7
Source: Online Textbook pages 162-171Directions: You are a sage and you will teach your classmates a part of ancient India's history. The four parts (groups) are...
Each part has (or might have) pictures, illustrations, maps, dates, vocabulary words, and important people. Your job as a sage is to become an expert on your part so you will be able to comfortably and confidently teach others. Remember that if you don't understand the information, you won't be able to teach others properly. Follow these steps to become a great sage:
Steps
Assignment 4-6
After completing your Understanding How Ashoka's Edicts Helped Unify India sheet answer the following comprehension questions:
1. What are the main ideas expressed in Ashoka's edicts?
A: To follow your dharma and give benefit to people.2. What are some of the ways in which Ashoka's leadership promoted unity in India?
A: The edict of Ahsoka could be spread out in India and his leadership promoted.3. In what ways did Ashoka's Buddhist beliefs contribute to the unification of India?
A: In this edict there were lot of edicts that have a message telling to be kind to everyone, give benefits, and follow your dharma. By those edicts I think the unification of India was contributed by Ashoka's Buddhist belief.4. In addition to the edicts, what else might have contributed to the unification of India during this time period?
A: The medicine treatment could be changed, because one of his edict introduce a medical treatment that he made for human and animal. So, that might tell us that medical treatment was also changed.5. Explain how one of the edicts you examined could be catagorized another way
(i.e. instead of Buddhist Values it could also concern Justice)
A: Edict F can be categorized in security instead of justice. This edict tells you that people shouldn't punish people without good cause this can tell justice (peace, fairness), but in this edict it also said they will send people to check that. I think this will show security of our life which protects us well.Assignment 4-5
Website: India-Government
Use the website above and what you have learned in class so far to answer these questions about the early Indus River Governments.
1. Why would having a central government help in planning and organizing a city?
A: Because they're talented people who's organizing a city instead of everyone doing it.
2. Who were Rajahs?
A: Rajahs is a king or the ruler of India.
3. What is a Guru?
A: Guru was a type of teacher, and Guru stayed with students and teach them until they became 20years old.
4. What subjects were taught in school?
A: All the things they learned was about government, so the subject was religious nature.
5. Who was in charge of the government?
A: Indus priest was in charge of the government.
6. Why did people look up to the priests?
A: Because they were the highest people and they were the one's who made offerings to the god.
Assignment 4-4
Answer the following questions clearly and with details on your wiki page.
1. What varna were you in during the caste system simulation?
A: I was Brahman.
2. What was your favorite part about the caste system simulation? Why?
A: My favorite part about this caste system simulation is that If you have the high varna you can actually control people but not in bad ways. I could call people has lower varna than me if I need help, but not big things. For example, for loose leaf, or pencil.
3. What part of the simulation made you angry, upset, or frustrated? Why?
A: A part of simulation made me angry is when some people don't like me in real life try kicking me even though there had lower varna than me. Not a lot of people did that. Also, some people really didn't act like their varna especially when they go out and drink water with us.
4. Do you think this system is fair? Why or why not?
A: No, because even though we had the highest varna, sometime we used our power to tease them. So, I think it's not fair to them to make us to control.
5. Do you think a society should organize people into social classes? Why or Why not?
A: Yes, because if there are no social classes, there won't be government. Then nobody really can control the country. If there are no social class everyone could do everything. So, we need social class to make world organized, but people shouldn't use their power to punish or damage them.
Assignment 4-1
Source: IndiaSubcontinentMapTrans.jpg
Directions: Look at the map above, read the text below, and answer the following questions on your wiki page:
In the 1990's, satellite pictures revealed an ancient, dried riverbed located in India's present-day Thar Desert. Geologists have identified this riverbed as the route of the ancient Sarasvati River. The Sarasvati lay east of the Indus River and generally followed the same course, originating in the Himalaya mountains and emptying into the Arabian Sea. Geologists believe that the Sarasvati River dried up around 1900 B.C.E. Over time, the once fertile area around the Sarasvati River dried up around 1900 B.C.E. Over time, the once fertile area around the Sarasvati evolved into the dry, hot desert that exists today.
Early Indian agricultural settlements arose in the Indus-Sarasvati river region at least as far back as 6500 B.C.E. Like many other ancient peoples, the early Indians settled by rivers. They settled primarily on the banks of the Sarasvati River as well as along the banks of the Indus River. These rivers provided the ancient Indians with plenty of water, and the land near the rivers was fertile and excellent for growing crops. The rivers also provided the Indians with a convenient way to travel and trade among themselves and with other civilizations. Archeologists have found artifacts from the Indus-Sarasvati civilization - such as carved seals - in Mesopotamia's Sumer. These discoveries have led scholars to believe that the early Indians traded with Mesopotamia, possibly by traveling in ships down the Indus and Sarasvati rivers to the Arabian Sea and then west to Sumer and other locations.
After the Sarasvati River dried up around 1900 B.C.E., the Indus-Sarasvati Indians moved to more habitable areas, such as the fertile banks of the Ganga river further east. Archeological evidence shows, however, that people settled by the Ganga River as far back as 5000 B.C.E.
Questions:
1. In what ways is your map similar to the one that you see in the map above?
A: The map has Himalaya, Hindu Kushu mountain, Brahmaputra, Ganga, Indus river, Bay of Bengal, Thar Desert, Deccan Plateau, Eastern Ghats, and Western Ghats, like our map.
2. What physiographic features can you identify on this map that are not on your map?
A: It has Sarasvati River, which is physiographic features that we don't have.
3. Why do you think settlements developed along the Indus and Sarasvati rivers? Explain with clear and complete details.
A: Settlements along the Indus and Sarasvati rivers are development, because those area are fertile. Indus river has plenty of water supply from 3 mountains. Also, those areas are sunny. That's the reason why those areas are developed.
4. Accurately draw and label the ancient Sarasvati River on your map.
A: O.K.
5. Why did ancient Indian people eventually migrate to the Ganga River?A: Ancient Indian people eventually migrate to the Ganga River because the Sarasvati River dried up around 1900 B.C.E. So, the land start loosing a fertile soil and not able to live. That's why people moved to Ganga River.
Assignment 4-2
Website: Indus Valley
Use the website above to answer these questions. Write your answers in complete sentences with clear details on your wiki page.
1. What was discovered during the excavations of Mohenjo-Daro?
A: Archeologists have discovered over 2000 settlement in Mohenjo-Daro.
2. How is Mohenjo-Daro similar to our cities today?
A: Mohenjo-Daro has similar form of city in our cities today. They have house made out of brick, well, drain and all the thing we usually have in our cities.
3. What can we learn from archaeological discoveries (such as artifacts and city construction) in Mohenjo-Daro?
A: All the building in Mohenjo-Daro was built with bricks. There was a drain in each house that makes dirty water to get out. As they build a new house they put a brick over the old well.
4. Give clear and specific information about how people lived in Mohenjo-Daro. In your answer, you have to talk about the artifacts that you discovered and put into the museum.
A: I think people who lived well only wore a good accessories. For example, only rich people wore those necklace. Also, we could know that they wore kind of Egyptian old cloth by looking at the sculpture.
5. What do we know about the Priest-King?
A: Archeologist guess that he was a king of some place. Also, he had ornament on his head.
6. What was the Great Bath and how was it used?
A: I think they used those to wash their self and to bath, or to wash their guilty with water in Great Bath.
Assignment 4-3
Source:
Think about the activity we did in class as archeologists in Mohenjo-Daro. Using the source above, your ideas, and the notes you took about archeologists ideas, answer the following questions clearly and completely on your wiki page. Each answer should be at least two sentences long with specific information.
1. What have you learned about daily life in Mohenjo-Daro from this activity?
A: I learned that in Mohenjo-Daro boys also customized their self. Also, they had a well, and drain in each house.
2. Which characteristics of civilization do you see represented in the artifacts you looked at? Explain.
A: For the scales it will be the highly developed culture which is science, because weighting things are part of science. Great bath will be highly developed culture which is artifact, or religious, because I think Great Bath was a place where you wash your self and to restart your mind with out any guiltiness. Accessories will be highly developed culture also. Seals can be highly developed science or literature or religious. Well, house, game, and clay toy will be highly developed culture.
3. In what ways do you think Mohenjo-Daro was like a modern city?
A: Like in these day in Mohenjo-Daro has a drain that makes dirty water to get out. Also, they have a well in each house like we have water purifier.
4. Why do you think it is difficult for us to know exactly what life was like in ancient civilizations like those in the Indus-Sarasvati region?
A: Because those area are kind of damaged a lot. The buildings and those stuffs are damaged a lot and we can't know what exactly happened.
5. What do you think might have contributed to the decline of Mohenjo-Daro?
A: I think as people get larger and bigger they do war with other country and made Mohenjo-Daro small. This is my opinion why Mohenjo-Daro became small.
Assignment 3-8
Now that we are finished with the ancient Egypt unit, I would like you to reflect on what you have learned about ancient Egypt. Please complete these sentences clearly and with specific details. Write the answers on your wiki page. If you need reminders of what we did, just scroll through the assignments on this page or look through your notes.1. The single most important thing I learned was...
A: the heart ceremony. Reason why I chose the heart ceremony, for the single most important thing is because Jun and I made a big iMovie project based on heart ceremony.
2. Something that confused me or that I didn't understand was...
A: All the pharaohs and the monument from Ancient Egypt. There was so many pharaohs and I kind of mixed up with them. Also, the pharaohs' names were so hard except for Khufu.
3. What surprised me the most was...
A: that how did ancient Egypt decide people's soul to go to heaven or die. They cut their heart and compare the weight with the feather. If the heart is less heavier than the feather the soul go to Idelic field. But, if it's heavier than the heart is eaten by Amitt.
4. I would like to know more about...
A: underworld. I want to know more steps how the people go to underworld. Like 12 steps that people go through when they die.
5. The part that I think I will always remember was...
A: the heart ceremony. Because I had a fun time while I'm making a imovie project with Jun based on heart ceremony. Also, this is the thing I learned the most in the ancient Egypt.
Assignment 3-7
Ancient Egypt Topic Peer AssessmentGo to our YouTube Channel and login using the username and password given in class.
You will assess your classmates' videos using the rubric for the ancient Egypt project and by answering the questions below. Each answer must be at least two sentences long.
Post your assessment in the comments section under each classmate's video. Please make sure you include your first name only or your comment will be deleted.
You must comment on four classmates' videos:
- classmate above your name
- classmate below your name
- two other classmates of your choice
(Note: YouTube has a 500 word limit on comments. You might have to divide your assessment comments into two posts.)1. How did your classmate make the video interesting and creative?
2. Was it easy to understand your classmates presentation including his/her voice? Why or why not?
3. Clearly explain two things you learned from your classmate's video.
4. How could your classmate improve his/her video?
Assignment 3-6
Due Dates:
A Block- Tuesday Feb. 23
B Block- Monday Feb. 22
F Block- Tuesday Feb. 23
Task: You are to research your assigned topic from Egyptian history and create a video presentation using iMovie or Keynote. The video presentation should be 3-4 minutes and include the following required elements:
Helpful Hints
Assignment 3-5
Read the information here about the three kingdoms in ancient Egypt. The problem with these three paragraphs is that each paragraph does not have specific details or evidence. Your task is to find specific details and evidence from our textbook for the information presented in each paragraph about each kingdom. Then re-write the paragraph adding the new specific details and evidence you found. Write the new paragraph on your wiki page. Grade each paragraph for quality:4=outstanding work, detailed, correct and above the call of duty
3=very good work, completes assignment, is above average
2=completes assignment correctly, average work
1=does not complete assignment, needs work
0=does not follow directions, assignment missing
Part 1
The Old Kingdom (2700 BCE - 2200 BCE)
Specific details and evidence about this kingdom can be found on pages 98 -100 in our textbook.
Your specific details and evidence should give more information about...
Pharaohs had absolute power and were considered god on the earth. But that's not why this kingdom is nicknamed "The Pyramid Age". Pharaohs were buried in pyramid only during this time period in history. Pyramid is huge, stone tombs with four triangle shaped sides that met in a point on top.
For the exapmle of pyramid there is The Great Pyramid of Khufu which is the most popular pyramid. It covers more than 13 acres at its base and stands 481 feet high. This single pyramid took thousands of workers and more than 2 million limestone blocks to build. The pyramid was important, because they believed that the pharaoh, as their link to the gods, controlled everyone’s afterlife. So, if they make a pyramid really spectacularly, pharaoh’s spirit will be happy and that;s a way of ensuring one’s own happy afterlife. After building few pyramids, at great expense to the state, it occurred to pharaohs that pyramid were rather easy to spot, and thus, much easier to rob than a hidden tomb. Many things changed in middle kingdom.
Grade : 3
Part 2
The Middle Kingdom (2100 BCE - 1800 BCE)
Specific details and evidence about this kingdom can be found on pages 101-102 in our textbook.
Your specific details and evidence should give more information about...
The middle kingdom was Egypt's Golden Age. Also, there was a lot of differences between the old kingdom and middle kingdom. By about 2200 BC the Old Kingdom had fallen. For the next 160 years, local nobles ruled much of Egypt. The kingdom had no central ruler. In middle kingdom, they trade flourished arts and literature flourished. Egypt built strong armies to defend herself against her neighbors. Around 1750 BC, a group from Southwest Asia called the Hyksos invaded. They used horses, chariots, and advanced weapons to conquer Lower Egypt. The Hyksos ruled the region as pharaohs for 200 years. The Egyptians eventually fought back, however. In the mid-1500s BC, Ahmose of Thebes declared himself king and drove the Hyksos out of Egypt. Ahmose then ruled all of Egypt. Because of those events Egypt began to fall into disorder once more. During the time period of middle kingdom, pharaohs were expected to be a good kings, and rulers. And pharaohs were buried in the hidden tombs, all over the place. Most probably, there are tombs yet to be discovered because they were hidden so well.
Grade: 3
Part 3
The New Kingdom (1500 BCE - 1000 BCE)
Specific details and evidence about this kingdom can be found on pages 101-102 in our textbook.
Your specific details and evidence should give more information about...
The new kingdom was Egypt's expansion period. Egypt expended her borders through military conquest and become world powerful. Conquest also brought Egyptian traders into contact with more distant lands. Egypt’s trade expanded along with its empire. Profitable trade routes or paths followed by traders, developed. Also, in new kingdom to prevent such invasions from occurring, they decided to take control of all possible invasion routes into the kingdom. In the process, these leaders turned Egypt into an empire. Egypt’s first target was the homeland of the Hyksos. After taking over that area, the army continued north and conquered Syria. Egypt took over the entire eastern shore of the Mediterranean and the kingdom of Kush, south of Egypt. By the 1400s BC, Egypt was the leading military power in the region. Its empire extended from the Euphrates River to southern Nubia. During the time period pharaohs were very powerful, and pharaohs were all buried in same geographic area called the Valley of The King.
Grade: 2
Assignment 3-4
Part 1: Go to this site and read about the different Egyptian gods and goddesses. Choose one of these that you would like to be and explain why you would like to be that god or goddess. Then choose one that you would not want to be and explain why. Make sure your explanations are middle school quality explanations.A: I want to be Osiris who is the god of the death, and ruler of the underworld. I want to be Osiris because I already know Osiris, and I want to know about death. Like what happens to soul when people die. Also, I'm interest in the underworld (Death). Who is in the underworld, and is there like heaven in underworld, and those stuffs. The most important reason was that people made a temple for Osiris.
I don't want to be Thoth who is the god of the writing and knowledge. I don't want to be Thoth, because even though I can have a lot of knowledge, I don't want to write all days. That will be boring. If I can be any god, I must be a god who have a interesting things t do. But I think writing is not that fun, and interesting to me. That's why I don't want to be Thoth.
Part 2: Compare these Egyptian gods and goddesses with the Mesopotamian gods and goddesses. Did you find similar gods? Name the gods/goddesses and clearly explain the similarities? Why do you think they are similar even though Egypt and the Mesopotamian civilizations were different?
A: I think a god in Egyptian called Bes and a god in Mesopotamian called Huwawa is similar. I think their appearance looks similar. If we look them, they don't wear anything. Also, there is other similarities. They both protect something. Bes protect a pregnant woman, babies, and the family, Huwawa protects Cedar forest in the Lebanon mountains. Also, I think a god called Hathor, and Ishtar is similar. Because they are both a god, or goddess of love. Reason why even though Egypt and the Mesopotamian civilizations were different, there is similarities between the gods they believed is because there are always certain subject or thing that needs god to control. Like love, death, underworld, and protector of humans. Those doesn't change even though the civilizations change. This was a reason why there is similarities between gods even though Egypt and the Mesopotamian civilizations were different.
Assignment 3-2
Source: Pages 93 & 94 in your online textbook and refer to your river boat tour notesDirections: Answer the following questions clearly and with details on your wiki page.
1. Read the If YOU were there section. How do you feel about working for the pharaoh?
A: Even though, this is a work that I need to do making the tomb for pharaoh won't be a easy work. I must move the big rock by my self and all kinds of stuffs. So, I will be really tired, and sad.
2. Eventually the Third Dynasty began in ancient Egypt. The Third Dynasty was the beginning of what historians call ............. . When did it start and end?
A: The Third Dynasty began in 2700BC, and end at 2200BC.
3. Explain how ancient Egyptians felt about their country and their pharaoh.
A: They believed that pharaoh, the ruler of Egypt, was both a king and a god. The ancient Egyptians believed that Egypt belonged to the gods. They believed that the pharaoh had come to earth in order to manage Egypt for the rest of the gods.
4. What were the responsibilities of the pharaoh?
A: Pharaoh had absolute power over all land and people in Egypt, but people blamed him if crops did not grow well or if disease struck. They also demanded that the pharaoh make trade profitable and prevent wars.
5. What is best known about the famous pharaoh, Khufu? Can you name a specific monument built for him?
A: He is known for the many monuments built to honor him. For example, the Great Pyramid of Khufu will the best example.
6.a Clearly explain the structure of society in the Old Kingdom. (Note: This should be a long answer.)
A: First, the pharaoh ruled all the systems in Old Kingdom. Second, nobles are officials and priests helped run the government and temples. Third, the scribes and craftspeople wrote and produced the goods.
6.b. What may be some advantages and disadvantages of such a large segment of the population being farmers, servants, and slaves?
A: The advantage could be that social classes appeared when there is a lot of people. The disadvantages is that they might be not enough food to feed all the farmers, servants, and slaves.
6.c. What did farmers do during flood season?
A: During flood season, when they could not work in the fields, farmers worked on the pharaoh’s building projects.
7. Clearly explain trading in ancient Egypt (what was traded and who they traded with).
A: Traders traveled south along the Nile to Nubia to acquire gold, copper, ivory, slaves, and stone for building. Trade with Syria provided Egypt with wood for building and for fire.
8. Define the word acquire. Use acquire in an original sentence.
A: Acquire means to get. / I have to get a good score in every single subject to acquire my favorite character figure from my parents.
9. Using the drawing of Egyptian society on page 94, explain where Viziers would be placed?
A: Viziers should go in to the nobles.
Assignment 3-3
Source: How to Mummify NefermaatDirections: Go to the link above to mummify a body. As you work to mummify the body, answer the following questions clearly and with details on your wiki page.
Answers
1.Egyptians want to preserve dead bodies, because they believed that the soul will recognize it after the death.
2.First, they dry out the body, and wrap with protective bandages. We call this mummification.
3.First, they put metal hook through the nose, and break up the brains in pieces. Second, they pull out all the pieces in the head. They remove the brain because they thought it was not important.
4.Intestines, stomach, liver, and lung were four internal organs that were removed from the body. After they were out of the body, they put them in the jar, and cover with a head of 4 gods.
5.They just leaved the heart, because they will use it later.
6.Natron is the salt that absorb the moisture. They put and cover the body with natron, so natron can absorb the moisture in the body.
7.They put linen in dead body, also they wrap the body with the linen.
8.An amulet consists of any object intended to bring good luck and/or protection to its owner. They put amulet on dead body, so they can have a good luck. Djed Pillar is one of the example of amulet. Djed Pillar was a symbol of stability and of the god Osiris. It was placed in the neck area. The Udjat is another example of amulet. The Udjat was an amulet for good health, shaped like the eye of the falcon-god Horus. It was placed over the lower abdomen.
9.After they put the dead body in the case, they put in sarcophagus. Then, now they thought the soul is ready for the journey to the afterlife.
Assignment 1
Sources:
Directions:
1. Represent and label the Nile’s Sixth Cataract to the First Cataract.
2. Label the Red Sea.
3. Represent three mines and three quarries. Provide an image and a description for each mine and quarry.
4. Represent and label these historic sites: the Valley of the Kings, the Great Pyramid of Khufu, the Sphinx, Abu Simbel, the Pharos (lighthouse in the port of Alexandria), the Bahriya Oasis and the Farafra oasis (include palm trees). Provide an image and a description for each historic site.
5. Mark these cities: Abydos, Thebes, Giza, Hermopolis, Memphis, Bubastis, Rosetta, Alexandria, Meroe, Khartoum, and Elephantine
6. Label these geographical features: the Western Desert, the Eastern Desert, the Nile Delta (include animals found here), the Sinai Peninsula, the Wadi el-Natrun, the Mediterranean Sea, the Gulf of Suez, the Nubian Desert. Include animals of the desert. Provide an image and a description for each geographical feature.
7. Label Lower Egypt and Upper Egypt.
Assignment 2-8
Source: Read pages 76 and 77 in your online textbookDirections: Review Pages 76-77 and choose one of the groups below. Research the group you have chosen (two links are provided for each already) and complete The Characteristics of Civilization Chart for the civilization you have chosen. Write clear and detailed answers in the chart, on your wiki page.
Characteristics of Civilization
Civilization Name: Assyrians
Six Characteristics of Civilization
Evidence for Characteristic
Explanation
Assyrians
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/westasia/history/assyrians.htmhttp://ancienthistory.about.com/cs/egypt/a/assyriaintro.htm
Hittites
http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/MESO/HITTITES.HTMhttp://www.historyforkids.org/learn/westasia/history/hittites.htm
Chaldeans
http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/middle_east/nebuchadnezzar.htmlhttp://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/MESO/CHALDEAN.HTM
Assignment 2-7
Source: Read pages 74 and 75 in your online textbookDirections: Read the questions/directions carefully and write clear and detailed answers on your wiki page.
1. Read the "If you were there..." section on page 74. How will you advise the King?
A: For the people who made a serious crime, we should put them in the jail for rest of the life. And since all the people are same, common people shouldn't get more painful punishment.
2. What happened to Ur by 2000 BCE?
A: By 2000 BC, Ur lay in ruins. With Ur’s power gone, several waves of invaders battled to gain control of Mesopotamia.
3. Where was Babylon located?
A: Babylon was located on the Euphrates River near what is today Baghdad, Iraq.
4. Who became the king of Babylon? When did he become king?
A: Hammurabi became the king of Babylon, and he become king by 1800 BC.
5. What is a monarch?
A: Monarch is a ruler of a kingdom or empire.
6. After conquering all of Mesopotamia, what did Hammurabi call his empire?
A: After conquering all of Mesopotamia, Hammurabi called his empire Babylonian Empire.
7. Hammurabi was a great warrior and leader. What other skills did he have?
A: He was also an able ruler who could govern a huge empire.
8. What is Hammurabi's Code? What areas of daily life did the code cover?
A: Hammurabi's code was a set of 282 laws that dealt with almost every part of daily life.
9. Give two reasons why Hammurabi's Code was important. Also because it was written down for all to see.
A: Because there were laws on everything from trade, loans, and theft to marriage, injury, and murder.
10. What eventually happened to the Babylonian Empire? How is this similar to what happened to the Akkadian Empire?
A: After Hammurabi's death, Babylonian power declined. The kings that followed faced invasions from people Hammurabi had conquered. Before long, the Babylonian Empire came to an end.
11. Read the different laws in the Code of Hammurabi on this site and choose three that you think are interesting. Copy the three laws and their numbers onto your page. Then for each law, explain why you think it's interesting. You can write about if you disagree or agree with the law or if you think the law is a good law or a cruel law.
A: 252. If he kill a man's slave, he shall pay one-third of a mina.
128. If a man take a woman to wife, but have no intercourse with her, this woman is no wife to him.
201. If he knock out the teeth of a freed man, he shall pay one-third of a gold mina.
I choose # 252 because I don't agree with that rule. Because I think people who killed people should go to the jail for a rest of the life, or die, I don't agree with this rule
I choose # 128 because I think people can marry even though they didn't have intercourse. I think people can marry if they really love but not want to have intercourse.
I choose # 201 because it is too fun that you need to give a gold by just knocking out the teeth of a man.
Assignment 2-6
After playing the Trader's Circuit, answer the following questions in complete sentences on your page. You can copy and paste these questions into your page. Then go to the discussion tabs of at least three other classmates and make good quality middle school comments about your classmates answers to the questions about the Trader's Circuit game. You can make comments to your classmates like if you agree or disagree or comments about how good their answers and ideas are.Trader's Circuit questions
1. What part of the game did you like the best? Why?
A: I liked the part that we should use our brain to get things that I want.
2. During the game, how did you feel and why did you feel that way?
A: It was fun, and exciting, because I could talk with our friend, and also we could cooperate with our teammate.
3. What part of the game was difficult for you?
A: When the other people has the thing that I want, but he or she doesn't want any other of things from me. It was hard to make a deal, in that time.
4. In your opinion, what advantage is there to having a monopoly of an entire product/resource such as dates or jewelry?
A: For the dates because dates are not expensive you can trade a lot of dates with a jewelry. Also, If you have jewelry, because the price of jewelry is high you should use all of your card faster. Then, even though you have a lot of jewelry card, all the card that you have will be jewelry.
5. What part of the game would you change if you played it again? Why?
A: We should make people can go and trade with other people in other groups, so we could get more stuffs that you want from other team. If you do that than, It will be faster to get all the things that you want.
6. In this game, was it better to cooperate with another player or to be selfish and try to get all the products/resources for yourself? Why?
A: I think to cooperate with another player will be better, because if your partner have something that you want , and if I have the things that he wants we can trade it easily without arguing. Also, if your partner wants the card from the other player, but if he doesn't have the card that the another player wants, I might trade with that person, and give it to my partner. This is why cooperating with another teammate will be better.
Assignment 2-5
Use your online textbook pages 63 & 64 to answer these questions clearly and with details on your wiki page. Make sure to look through the whole page in your textbook and the links for the vocabulary when answering some of the questions.1. Where did the Akkadians live?
A: They lived in north of Sumer, but they were not Sumerians.
2. What was their relationship with the Sumerians like before the 2300s B.C.E.?
A: Before the 2300s B.C.E, they were just peaceful, and not harming each ohter.
3. Who was Sargon and what did he do?
A: Sargon is king of Akkad, a land north of Sumer, he built the world’s first empire after defeating Sumer and northern Mesopotamia.
4. What did Sargon establish?
A: He established the world's first empire.
5. Define 'empire'.
A: Empire means a land with different territories and people under a single rule.
6. Explain two examples why Sargon is considered a great leader.
A: He was the leader of the solider, and he built the world's first empire.
7. How long did Sargon rule his empire?
A: He ruled his empire for 50 years.
8. What eventually happened to the Akkadian Empire?
A: They couldn't keep the empire safely. So, Akkadian Empire fall.
9. Who eventually became the most powerful civilization in Mesopotamia again?
A: The sumerians eventually became the most powerful civilization i Mesopotamia.
10. Using the picture of the City-State of Ur, what can you see in the picture that shows Ur was an advanced city?
A: We could see a big walls around the city to protect the people. Also, there is some kind of canal to keep water. That shows that Ur was an advanced city.
Assignment 2-4 Using The Six Characteristics of a Civilization (see below), answer the following questions clearly and with details on your wiki page.
1. Is Korea/ the U.S. a civilization according to the six characteristics explained in class? Provide one example from Korea/the U.S. for each characteristic.A: Yes, I think Korea is a civilization, because we have our own writing skill, and building skill. For example, Korea has a own traditional building call 한옥. Also, we have our own writing call 훈민정음. We have our own traditional music like 판소리. In Korea, we could see a lot of temples or churches, and we have korea president that controls korea government. We have a lot of food supply, and many people have different type of jobs. For example, like a people study for the little system and part of the computer, or doctor, and more jobs. That's why I think Korea is also a civilization.
2. Does a civilization, in your opinion, need to have all of the characteristics mentioned? Why or why not?
A: No, I think we don't need to have a different social levels. Because I think the different social level only makes a jealousy and greed to the person who has low level. Also, than It might be a big problem.
The Six Characteristics of a Civilization:
1. A system of government that directs and controls some actions of the members of the society.
2. A regular food supply that is not likely to suddenly change.
3. Specialization of labor, in which members of the society perform different jobs.
4. Different social levels, in which some members of the society are given higher status than others.
5. A highly developed culture including art, architecture, music, literature, science, and writing.
6. A religious system, which might include priests and temples.
Assignment 2-3
Please read pages 56-59 from your online textbook and answer these questions clearly and in complete sentences on your wiki page.1. How did the Fertile Crescent get its name?
A: It start calling Fertile Crescent, because the fertile land looks like a crescent.
2. What was the most important factor in making Mesopotamia's farmland fertile?
A: The water. In that region it rained so little.
3. In what ways did a Division of Labor contribute to the growth of Mesopotamiam civilization?
A:?????
4. How might running large projects like the maintaining a large and complex irrigation system prepare people for running a government?
A:?????
Assignment 2-2
Answer the following questions and define the vocabulary (if any) clearly and with details on your wiki page. Use the links above from the In Class Activity 2-1 called Event C: Building and Maintaining a Complex Irrigation System & Event D: Attacks by Neighboring Communities to help you answer the questions.
Event C: Building and Maintaining a Complex Irrigation System
1. What was the first simple method farmers used to get water to their fields from the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
A: They brought a bucket with water and pour in it.
2. How did farmers prevent flooding?
A: They build the dam in the river, to prevent flooding.
3. Over time, carrying buckets of water to the fields was too difficult. Please clearly explain how levees, canals, dams, and reservoirs were used to make life easier for farmers?
A: They control the water when there are lacking of food, or over. The levees prevent the flooding.
4. Which word means an extra supply of something such as food?
A: Surplus means an extra supply of something such as food.
5. What could happen if one canal was clogged?
A: It might kill the entire of the irrigation system.
6. How did different villages take care of the complex irrigation system?
A: They could cooperate with other village.
Event D: Attacks by Neighboring Communities
1. How did Mesopotamian villages help each other?
A: If one village is in trouble they helped them, and if they are in trouble they help them back.
2. How were people, who lived very far apart, connected to each other?
A: I think, they were connected by the canal.
3. What did many villages grow into?
A: They grow in to cities.
4. What do we call the region in Mesopotamia that had many growing cities and towns? What are the people called that come from this region?
A: Sumer, Sumerians
5. How could one city stop the water from reaching another city?
A: They make a dam in front of the river to stop the water reaching another city.
6. Why was it easy to attack other cities on the Mesopotamian plains?
A: Because it was a plain ground, and they don't have a plan to protect their village.
7. What defense plan is best to protect a city?
A: Make a wall around the village.
Assignment 2-1
Answer the following questions and define the vocabulary (if any) clearly and with details on your wiki page. Use the links above from the Class Activity 2-1to help you answer the questions.Event A: Food Shortage
1. What helped the human population to grow in Mesopotamia?
A: They stop being hunter, and gather. Instead of that, They start farming. That's how the human population grow in Mesopotamia.
2. What does cultivate mean?
A: Cultivate means to grow.
3. By 5000 B.C.E. what major problem did the farmers in the Zagros hills have?
A: Lacking of the land space.
4. Using the choices in the critical thinking section of the activity, what is the best way to deal with the food shortage? Why?
A: Increase the number of times each year that farmers plant their crops. Because this way is not risky, and I think It'll make more crops. Like if you attack our neighborhood, the war might start.
Event B: Uncontrolled Water Supply
1. What two major problems did farmers have as they tried to grow their crops on the Mesopotamian river plains?
A: Sometimes, the crop die, because they didn't get enough water, or sometimes, because of the flood the plants were washed out.
2. How did they solve these problems?
A: They made a way that the water can flow there to solve that problem. Also, they built levee to control the water.
3. Where did the melted snow that caused flooding come from?
A: The melted snow that caused flooding come from the mountain.
Assignment 9
Now that we are finished with the Early Humans unit, I would like you to reflect on what you have learned about Early Humans. Please complete these sentences clearly and with specific details. Write the answers on your wiki page.1. The single most important thing I learned was the 4 hominids which are Australopithecus, Homo habilis, Homo erectus, Homo sapiens.
2. Something that confused me or that I didn't understand was the aspects of the daily life affect. It was hard to kind of understand, because there was so many things that happened during the paleolithic period, and Neolithic period.
3. What surprised me the most was that the Australopithecus's brain is one third size of our brain which is Homo sapiens. I knew that their brains are smaller than ours, but I didn't know it was that small
4. I would like to know more about Homo erectus, because Homo erectus is the hominid that was just before Homo Sapiens. They should be more smarter than Australopithecus, Homo habilis, than things that they did will be more amazing. That's why I want to know more about Homo erectus.
5. The part that I think I will always remember was the timeline. Because I got good grade on that timeline test, I think I'll remember for a long time.
Assignment 8
Use these two videos about Catal Huyuk to answer these questions clearly and completely on your wiki page.- Catal Huyuk video 1
- Catal Huyuk video 2
1. What are three things about daily life in Catal Huyuk that surprised you? Why did they surprise you?A: First, the width and length of the Catal Huyuk surprised me. Even though I knew that Catal Huyuk is really big city, I didn't know It was that kind of big. I thought there is no technology to build many buildings. But, Catal Huyuk didn't have just few buildings. In my opinion, I consider that Catal Huyuk has a lot of buildings, and high population.
Second, I was surprised about the way that guy cured his girlfriend. I didn't know they can cure if they're in disease, or bite from wild animal. In the video he knew the step of curing her. It was amazing. Even though they don't have enough medicine, I could know that they can do a simple things. (Including the surgery that the guy had.)
Third, I was surprised that they start trading things to get new things. I thought they use a stone for the money.(I read from the book.) I thought they'll start trading after that. Those were things that I was surprised about life in Catal Huyuk.
2. What are three things about daily life in Catal Huyuk you knew already from class?
A: First, they start developing the agriculture. Second, they knew how to do surgery. Third, they start trading things.
3. Jookie is a 12 year old living in Catal Huyuk. Explain three ways her life is different than yours. (Note: Simply saying you have cell phones and she doesn't is an unacceptable answer.)
A: First, she might be doing agriculture. At that time, I think they were trying to develop the agriculture skills. So, I think she'll be doing that kind of stuff. In our life, we just go to school, and don't work a lot. Second, she'll be trading thing with the sellers. If her mom or dad are busy she might go out and trade things. In our life, we don't shop a lot. Sometimes, our parent tell us to go and buy stuff, but we actually don't trade. Third, she won't be going to school, and learn stuff. While I was watching the video, I notice they didn't say anything about the school. So, I think in that period they didn't have the school yet. In our life, we go to school and play with our friend. Those were the 3 ways that the life from Jookie, and us might be different.
Class Study Guide
Hominids and their Characteristics
Aspects of Daily life effects notes
Food Supply: In the paleolithic period, hunter-gatherers had to go hunting for sheep but now in the neolithic period we go buy sheep meat.
Occupations: During the paleolithic period, the main thing was to find food but now in the neolithic period, we pay attention to homes' artistic and religious purpose.
Population/Settlement: In the paleolithic period, people lived in tents and went out for hunting and settled in an another place, but we now live in one big house and don't move houses where ever we go to.
Resources: During the paleolithic period, people only used resources that they had in their immediate area. Since then, there has been more trading among other people from different places.
Shelter: In the paleolithic period, people lived in tents but now we live in buildings. We have a more stable lifestyle.
Technology: In the paleolithic period, hunter-gatherers used to used a stone called "chopper" to chop food but now we use knifes and other stuff.
Vocabulary
ominid: an early ancestor of humans.ancestor: a relative who lived in the past.
paleolithic era: old stone age.
mesolithic era: middle stone age.
neolithic era: new stone age.
society: a community of people who share a common culture.
hunter-gatherers: people who hunt animals and gather wild plant,seeds,fruits and nuts to survive.
migrate: to move
ice age: what freezing time are called.
land bridge: a strip of land connecting two continents.
domestication: the process of changing plants or animals to make them more useful to human.
development of agriculture: farming
megaliths: huge stones used as monuments.
Assignment 7
Write 3 good test questions covering any of the topics we have studied so far.1. List this 4 hominid to the oldest to youngest; Homo erectus, Australopithecus, Homo habilis, Homo sapiens
2. Give the each characteristics about that 4 hominids.
3. What are the the disadvantages of changes Paleolithic period to the Neolithic period.
Answer these questions clearly and completely on your wiki page.
1. What was the main difference between life in the Paleolithic period and life in the Neolithic period?
A: First, our life improved a lot better than the Paleolithic period. For example, all the new machine invented in the Neolithic period. Second, also the population of the world increased, because the medicine developed.
2. How did people's lives change as they began to domesticate plants and animals during the Neolithic period?
A: As they began to domesticate plants and animals, they can save as much as you can. Also, you can eat the food every time.
3. What are some advantages and disadvantages of the changes in daily life that occurred as a result of the development of agriculture?
A: For the advantages, we can eat the plants in winter time too, and we get more food. Also, we can save our food. For the disadvantages, they destroyed a mountain to make farms, and they start using so many money to animals. Also, because of the hunting some of animals are existing.
Assignment 6
Use your online textbook (p. 40 & p. 41) to answer these questions clearly and completely. Please put your answers on your wiki page.1. Read the paragraph in the Beginnings of Agriculture section on p.40 and answer the question (How could this discovery change your life?).
A: Discovery made our life more comfortable. By discovering things, we could invent a invention, or things.
Read The First Farmers and Plants section on p.41 and answer these questions:
2. What is another name for the New Stone Age?
A: Neolithic Era is the another name of the New Stone Age.
3. What kinds of tools did people make during this time? What do you think they used these tools for?
A: They made a saws or needle that time, and they use them for sawing.
4. In the textbook it says that people during the Neolithic period could now make fire. Which hominid would this be?
A: Homo sapiens will be the hominid that learned how to make fire.
5. When we changed from gathering food to growing food, historians called it the Neolithic Revolution. Why do you think it's called a revolution?
A: Because they learned how to keep food, and I think that is kinda revolution in our life.
6. What is the definition for the word 'domestication'?
A: The process of changing plants or animals to make them more useful to humans is called domestication.
7. Using the map on p.41, which animals were domesticated in Asia?
A: Horse, sheep, cattle, goat were domesticated in Asia.
8. Using the map on p.41, where was corn first domesticated?
A: In North America, the corn first domesticated.
9. If you were a farmer, how would your life be different than a hunter and gatherer. Give three ways your life would be different.
A: If I was a farmer I don't need to go around to find the food, but hunter needs to do it. Also, I don't need to spend my time to make a weapon with rock. Last, you won't raise animals if you were hunter, because when they get food they just cook, and eat right away.
Assignment 5 Read pages 32-34 from your online textbook and answer these questions clearly and in complete sentences on your wiki page.
Assignment 4
Please read pages 29 & 30 from your online textbook and answer these questions clearly and in complete sentences on your wiki page.1. On which continent were Lucy and other hominids found? A: Africa
2. What is the scientific name of Lucy? A: Australopithecus
3. How long ago did Lucy live? A: over 3 millions year.
4. What was an important step in human development? A: They could walk on two legs.
5. Describe and explain how these hominids are different from each other. Use the charts about the hominids on page 30 to help you with the answer.
Make sure your answer is clear and detailed.
6. Which hominid is us now? A: homo sapiens
Assignment 3
Human Origins-The Puppet Play Project Response
Note you will have 3 class periods to prepare your plays. See Resources-1
Answer the following questions on your wiki page.
1. What were your roles in the 'Creation of a Puppet Show' project?
2. What Problems did your group run into?
3. How did your group deal with these problems?
4. Identify two similarities between all of the origin stories.
5. Compare and Contrast any of the two origin stories presented in class (at least one paragraph).
Answers
1. I was a director, and stage manager. Also, I played a titan called Epimetheus
2. Onetime Steve didn't bring his puppet, so that it was kind of hard to practice.
3. We made a another time to practice.
4. The two similarities that I find are that god make a plan to make humans, also, Some gods feels lonely.
5. The origin story of China, and the origin story from Eric's team. The both god in there feels lonely ,and makes humans. I think that's the similarities. Than the difference is that the god of China had a family, and the god that Eric's team told us made family by his self. this is not a paragraph
Assignment 2
Just like the questions you were asked in class, please create five questions about the timeline we used in class.
Click here -----> __Timeline of Human History.pdf__ to see a copy of the timeline. Write your questions and the answers on your wiki page.
Question
Answers
Assignment 1
Using your notes and page 4 from your online textbook, answer the following questions on your wiki page.
1. Were you born in a BCE year or an CE year?
2. Put the following dates in order: AD 2000, 3100 BC, 15 BCE, AD 476, AD 3, CE 1215
3100 BC, 15 BCE, AD 3, CE 1215, AD 2000.
3. If you read that an event happened c. AD 1000, what would that mean? Type in the content of your page here.
Answers: